The Borough government shall include such statutory, legislative,
judicial, advisory and independent agencies of local government as
are provided in this article. For purposes of administration, except
as otherwise provided by this chapter, general law or ordinance of
the Borough, such agencies shall be under the supervision of the Mayor.
The Civil Defense and Disaster Control Council as heretofore
established and empowered pursuant to law, Laws of 1953, Chapter 438,
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40 et seq., has been redesignated as the Office
of Emergency Management, pursuant to Executive Order No. 101, dated
December 17, 1980, providing that all duties, functions and powers
of the Municipal Civil Defense Coordinator shall be exercised by the
Municipal Coordinator of Emergency Management, who shall be appointed
by the Mayor for a term of three years.
A.
There shall be a Recreation Event Committee (formerly known as the
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board) comprised of five volunteer members
to work directly with the Superintendent of Recreation on special
events such as the annual triathlon.
B.
All members shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of one year.
C.
The Recreation Event Committee will consult with the Superintendent
of Recreation quarterly with respect to scheduled special events.
Additional meetings may be scheduled as needed depending on upcoming
events.
D.
All events planned by the Recreation Event Committee must be reviewed
with and approved by the Superintendent of Recreation. The Committee
shall provide written proposals for new events as well as summaries
of the events after the scheduled date.
E.
The Superintendent of Recreation will report to the Mayor and Borough
Administrator and request final approval of all new events.
F.
It is understood that the Recreation Event Committee will plan special
events within the guidelines of all Borough policies and shall not
have the power to bind the Borough in any matter.
G.
It is understood that the Recreation Event Committee will assist
in obtaining the required documents that must be submitted to the
Borough's Risk Manager, including but not limited to hold harmless
agreements and certificates of insurance from all vendors, contractors,
consultants, etc., that may be involved with the event.
H.
The Recreation Event Committee will prepare and submit a budget for
the special events scheduled for the following year. The budget will
be submitted on or before October 1 to the Superintendent of Recreation
for approval and inclusion in the recreation budget.
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established an account which shall
be known as the "Borough of Lincoln Park Open Space Recreation and
Conservation Trust Fund" for the purpose of raising revenue for the
acquisition, development and/or maintenance of lands for recreation
and conservation purposes, which amount raised shall be deposited
into a trust fund, to be created by the Borough of Lincoln Park, in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.7 et seq., to be designated as follows:
up to $0.02 per $100 of assessed valuation for the purpose of acquisition
of lands for recreation and conservation purpose within the Borough
of Lincoln Park [N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.7a(1)(a)] and/or for the purpose
of development and maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and
conservation purpose within the Borough of Lincoln Park [N.J.S.A.
40:12-15.7a(1)(b) and (c)]
[Amended 1-17-2017 by Ord. No. 9-16, effective 2-6-2017]
B.
Funding.
(1)
The Borough of Lincoln Park Open Space Recreation and Conservation
Trust Fund shall be funded through the dedication of an amount to
be determined annually by the governing body not to exceed $0.02 per
$100 of assessed valuation for each annual tax levy commencing with
the year 2003. The fund shall also be permitted to accept donations
and testamentary bequests.
(2)
The funds accumulated within the trust fund may be utilized only
for the maintenance and acquisition of land or development rights
in land for active and passive recreation, including appraisals and
other items of expense permitted by law in connection with the acquisition
or as a down payment for the issuance of bonds for the same purpose
at the discretion of the governing body.
(3)
The governing body is to determine the properties or development
rights to be acquired by gifts, purchase or by eminent domain proceedings,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 20:3-1 et seq., within the financial constraints
it establishes.
C.
Purpose.
(1)
The Borough of Lincoln Park Open Space Recreation and Conservation
Trust Fund shall be utilized for the direct and indirect costs of
acquisition of property for recreation and conservation purposes,
for the payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred
by the Borough for this purpose and maintenance of such existing or
acquired properties/facilities.
(2)
The funds will be held in trust, will complement bonding, and be
used exclusively for the purchase of property or easements for the
development or maintenance of said property purchased within the Borough
of Lincoln Park.
D.
Use of land acquired. Lands acquired by the Borough of Lincoln Park
through the Borough of Lincoln Park Open Space Recreation and Conservation
Trust Fund shall be held in trust and shall be used exclusively for
the purposes authorized under N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1 et seq. No property
acquired with these funds from the Open Space Recreation and Conservation
Trust Fund shall be leased or sold until the sale or lease of the
same has been approved by the voters at a referendum.
E.
Establishment of Advisory Committee.
(1)
There is hereby established an Open Space Advisory Committee for
the Borough of Lincoln Park which shall consist of six members, consisting
of a standing committee and the public citizen members. All members,
except the Chief Financial Officer and Borough Planner/Director of
Engineering and Development, shall be residents of the Borough. The
Open Space Advisory Committee shall advise the governing body concerning
open space issues. The Council President shall appoint the Council
members of the Open Space Advisory Committee. The standing committee
shall select the public citizen member. The overall Open Space Advisory
Committee for the Borough of Lincoln Park shall consist of:
(2)
The public citizen member of the Open Space Advisory Committee shall
be appointed annually. All other members (i.e., the standing committee)
shall be appointed for one-year terms. All members of the Open Space
Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation. The Open Space
Advisory Committee shall be provided with a part-time secretary to
handle clerical tasks.
F.
Powers and functions.
(1)
The Open Space Advisory Committee shall advise the Borough Council
concerning open space acquisition issues. The Open Space Advisory
Committee shall make an annual determination, via a written report
to the governing body, of which parcels of land are recommended for
acquisition with funds from the Open Space Recreation and Conservation
Trust Fund and the recommended method of acquisition, including but
not limited to the following:
(a)
By the acquisition of developmental rights.
(b)
By outright purchases in fee simple.
(c)
By donations.
(d)
By the acquisition of conservation easements.
(e)
By the acquisition of scenic easements.
(f)
Through the use of trust funds as a down payment for the issuance
of bonds to acquire open space.
(g)
By long-term lease.
(h)
By other methods for the same purposes, at the discretion of
the governing body.
(2)
The Committee shall submit to the governing body a prioritized list
of properties to be acquired and/or properties for which development
rights should be acquired. The governing body, utilizing the prioritized
list submitted by the Committee, shall determine annually which parcels
shall be acquired and the amount to be appropriated annually for the
open space purposes.
(3)
The Committee shall investigate and report to the governing body
additional funding sources to supplement the Borough of Lincoln Park
Open Space Recreation and Conservation Trust Fund.
(4)
The Committee shall prepare or assist in the preparation of grant
proposals to obtain additional funding.
(5)
The Committee shall develop, in cooperation with the Planning Board,
an Open Space Plan for use in the Open Space Element of the Borough's
Master Plan.
(6)
The Committee shall advise the governing body and Mayor on any issues
relating to use and acquisition of open space.
(7)
The Committee shall submit a budget request for operating expenses
to the Mayor during November of each year to be included in the subsequent
year's municipal budget.
(8)
The Committee may employ and/or contract for professional services
by appraisers, legal counsel, or other professional staff as it may
deem necessary, subject to appropriations and the governing body's
passage of professional service resolutions establishing the rates
of compensation to be paid.
(10)
The Committee shall hold no fewer than 10 regular meetings annually,
and the dates and times of such meetings shall be determined and established
at the first regular meeting.
(11)
The Committee shall elect from among its members a Chairperson to
preside over the meeting and business of the Committee and a Vice
Chairperson to serve as the presiding officer in the absence of the
Chairperson. Further the standing committee may select/appoint a Secretary
(not from the Committee and being a non-voting member) to maintain
agendas and minutes of the Committee meetings and otherwise be responsible
for the records and correspondence of the Committee.
